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W.A. adds more Tesla “community batteries” to shared storage trial
Synergy and Western Power extend "shared storage" trial to two more W.A. suburbs, after initial Tesla community battery install proves a huge success.
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Fire at gas generator triggers blackout with 100,000 WA homes impacted
Fire at "baseload" gas-fired power station triggers load shedding event in Western Australia, leaving 100,000 homes without power on Friday night.
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Western Australia’s first big battery joins Kalbarri solar and wind microgrid
A 5MW/2MWh battery dispatched to Western Power's Kalbarri microgrid, to help deliver cheap reliable renewable power to the W.A. resort town.
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Why network operators will take thousands of customers off the grid
Western Power unveils network of the future, where thousands of regional customers are taken off grid and given renewables and storage, saving money and boosting reliability.
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Is this the day that solar and wind changed the W.A. grid forever?
AEMO issues market direction for back-up power for first time in W.A. grid and wants quick adoption of technology and market solutions to deal with increased volatility.
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Changing shape of solar power: How tracking technology killed the solar bell curve
Carnegie Clean Energy illustrates the benefits of using single axis tracking in large-scale solar projects.
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Tesla grid battery to be tested in WA’s top solar postcode
WA government-owned network operator Western Power and retailer Synergy will connect a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery to the grid in Meadow Springs, a suburb of Mandurah.
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WA suburb to trial community battery ‘bank’ for rooftop solar deposits
A new Community Power Bank scheme led by WA utility Western Power will allow local solar homes to store their excess generation in a shared battery.
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Carnegie to build W.A.’s largest micro-grid at Kalbarri
Carnegie wins WA contract to build state's largest microgrid, ensuring renewables and batteries can lift reliability of supply for Kalbarri.
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The first Australian utility to embrace era of “base-cost renewables”
West Australia's regional utility Horizon Power has become the first major Australian utility to embrace the concept of "base-cost renewables", recognising that the plunging cost of solar and wind...
